ADNOC Drilling Q1 2022 Net Income Grows to $175 Million, Exceeding Market Expectations 

Strong and sustained operational growth drives Q1 2022 revenue to $601 million, up 15% year-on-year

Fleet growth and industry-leading fleet utilization sees robust EBITDA increase to $280 million, up 35% year-on-year

Ambitious rig acquisition program remains on track as owned fleet grows to 104 rigs with new Helmerich & Payne FlexRigs commencing operations

• Onshore: Revenue for Q1 2022 of $319 million, up 14.3% over Q1 2021, driven by the commencement of operations of two new land rigs, AD180 and AD181
• Offshore - Jackup: Revenue for Q1 2022 of $144 million, up 4.3% over Q1 2021, due to the start up of the new Jackup rig Al Reem and higher operating days due to lower major maintenance days from changes made in the maintenance schedule. 
• Offshore - Island: Revenue for Q1 2022 of $50 million, up 38.9% over Q1 2021 due to standby arrangements for the four Island rigs accounted for in Q2 2021.
• Oilfield Services (OFS): Revenue for Q1 2022 of $88 million, up 25.7% over Q1 2021, with strong growth in hydraulic fracturing activity, e-logging, wireline and tubular running services along with growth in brine, blending and liquid mudplant. The company’s market share of Integrated Drilling Services stood at 45% at 31 March 2022.

For the three month period, ADNOC Drilling reported a strong fleet utilization rate of 96%, with a total of 145 wells drilled year-to-date, totaling 0.95 million feet. 

Abdulrahman Abdullah Al Seiari, Chief Executive Officer of ADNOC Drilling, commented: “I am very pleased with ADNOC Drilling’s performance in the first three months of 2022, where we reported strong and sustained revenue and earnings growth, increased our fleet to 104 owned rigs and were included in ADX’s new FADX 15 Index, underpinning the importance and attractiveness of ADNOC Drilling as a key constituent of Abu Dhabi’s capital market and the region’s drilling leader focused on achieving attractive shareholder returns.”

“As our revenues have grown, our profitability metrics have remained equally strong, with a market-leading EBITDA margin that is almost twice the industry average. At the same time, we are continuing to leverage our differentiated offering across the entire drilling value chain to further increase our share in the Integrated Drilling Services market, which stood at 45% at the end of the quarter. We look forward with confidence to the year ahead, as we deliver on our rig acquisition program and our investment in technology to unlock further growth.”

ADNOC Drilling remains a key enabler of ADNOC’s ambitious growth targets, which will deliver 5 million barrels daily production capacity by 2030 and realize gas self-sufficiency for the UAE. The company continues to focus on delivering the safe and efficient operations to which its customers have become accustomed, and this is resulting in continued improvements in safety performance and fleet utilization. 

In March 2022, it was announced that ADNOC Drilling would become an inaugural member of FADX 15, a new tradable index created by ADX and FTSE Russell, marking another significant milestone in the Company’s history. The index is uniquely designed by ADX and FTSE Russell to track the performance of the most liquid and largest companies on the ADX main market.

Key Financial Metrics

¹Cash from Operations – Net profit for the period adjusted for non cash items before working capital changes ²Utilization rate based on rig availability - Cumulative of (Rig days less actual maintenance days less rig related non-productive time less actual rig move days) divided by Cumulative of (Rig days less planned maintenance days less planned rig move days). ³Capital expenditure - Additions to property and equipment